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Community Gardens Facilitator

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The Community Gardens Facilitator can help individuals and groups find the support they need to successfully establish and run their own back yard garden, community garden, or gardening group.

Community Garden Set-up Guide

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This set up guide aims to help people who are wanting to start a community garden.  Simple questions are used to get people thinking about the different aspects of this process that need to be considered.  

Community Garden Proposal

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If you are a Waitakere City resident and want to start a community garden on Council owned land you will need to submit a proposal document to Waitakere City Council (WCC). Here is a proposal template that can be used as a guide.

10/10 Global Climate Working Bee

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When: 
Sunday, October 10, 2010 (All day)
Where: 
Thousands of places globally. For existing local actions visit www.350.org/map

Across New Zealand and around the globe, on 10/10/10 communities will be taking action on Climate Change.  From bike workshops to community gardens, home insulation to tree planting... By getting to work we'll show our leaders the world is ready for climate solutions. 

Community Gardens in the Auckland Region

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There are many Community Gardens in the Auckland Region - and more are being built! If you are looking to get involved with a community garden close to you or would like to talk to people about what it means to start a community garden, here  is a list of Community Gardens in the Auckland area.

Community Garden Models

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Here are some simple descriptions of different community garden models.  Please keep in mind that the models and styles of community gardening vary from place to place depending on the needs, wants, and assets of each community.

Do Ya Bit - Urban Food

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Do Ya Bit's urban food advice can help you with a range of food related topics. Whether you want to know how to build raised garden beds, where your nearest community garden is, or where you can take a permaculture course, contact us on 0800 326 628 or email doyabit@ecomatters.org.nz to find out.

Composting organic waste

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Turning organic waste into compost is nature's way of recycling. There are a number of systems you can use, mainly compost bins, worm farms and Bokashi. Come and visit the Sustainable Living Centre's compost zone to get ideas and inspiration, or get the 'know how' at one of our regular composting workshops.

Resources

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There are many great books, websites, and workshops available about home gardening, organic principles, nutrition, composting, and much more. We have compiled a list of some of these as a starting point for anyone interested in learning about these topics.

Contact the Community Gardening Facilitator

Contact Information
Phone: 
+64-9-827 6749
Email: 
brooke [at] ecomatters [dot] org [dot] nz
Online: 
Online Enquiry
Address: 
4 Olympic Place, New Lynn
Postal Address: 
PO Box 15 215, New Lynn, Waitakere 0640, New Zealand
Office Hours: 

Monday to Friday - 9:00am to 5:30pm

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